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Senator Heinrich Blocks Data Center Bill

3 articles from 2 outlets First seen: September 17, 2026
Outlets: 1 left · 1 center · Earliest publisher-stamped report: The Hill

The Pure Report account · 3 sources · as of Sep 18, 06:47 UTC

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) halted passage of a proposal that had passed the House by an overwhelming margin, blocking Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) effort to unanimously pass a bill that seeks to force states to consider making tech companies cover their data centers’ electricity price impacts on Thursday.

What we know

  • Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) halted passage of a proposal that had passed the House by an overwhelming margin.
    receipt “Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) halted passage of a proposal that had passed the House by an overwhelming margin.” — verbatim from Washington Post — Politics · article

Attributed reporting

  • According to The Hill, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) blocked Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) Thursday effort to unanimously pass a bill that seeks to force states to consider making tech companies cover their data centers’ electricity price impacts.
    receipt “Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) blocked Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) Thursday effort to unanimously pass a bill that seeks to force states to consider making tech companies cover their data centers’ electricity price impacts.” — verbatim from The Hill · article

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Coverage patterns

Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): The Hill (center), Sep 17, 19:24 UTC.

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Left 1 2 Washington Post
Center 1 1 The Hill
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